Join Jane Addams Hull-House Museum for the book launch and reception for Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater with author Mark Larson. Hear sound bites from Larson’s interviews with Chicago theater luminaries at this special event! Enjoy music by DJ Sadie Woods and refreshments in the Hull-House courtyard after the presentation.

This summer, Hull-House will host three free workshops and performances with PREACH! Using a combination of spoken word and long-form improvisation, participants can workshop both poetry and improv techniques among this diverse ensemble of teachers, caregivers and activists. Hull-House's Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place Sundays in the Hull-House courtyard. It will feature local Chicago-based improv and theater practitioners, learners and innovators. All workshops and performances are FREE and open to the public!

Mojdeh Stoakley will lead a dynamic poetry workshop and performance at Hull-House! Mojdeh is the Education Director of Poets With Class at the Chicago Poetry Center, where she designs unique and innovative programs for young children and adults alike. Hull-House's Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place Sundays in the Hull-House courtyard. It will feature local Chicago-based improv and theater practitioners, learners and innovators. All workshops and performances are FREE and open to the public!

For five consecutive summers, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum has been home to {shecrew} - a program providing safe-space and expressive platforms for girls and gender-nonconforming youth. After a summer of expressive writing, collaborative creations and communal cooking {shecrew}’s Summer Intensive culminates in Imperfect Truths: A live action self-love guide book. The performance explores coming to terms with oneself, our locations in the world and how we can support each other.

Join us for an storytelling workshop and performance by Lily Be! Lily Be started sharing stories in Chicago and led workshops for The Second City. Now she produces the shows The Stoop and Story Collider throughout Chicago. You don't want to miss out on this opportunity to practice new and innovative storytelling techniques with the one-and-only Lily Be! Hull-House's Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place Sundays in the Hull-House courtyard. It will feature local Chicago-based improv and theater practitioners, learners and innovators. All workshops and performances are FREE and open to the public!

Come to Jane Addams Hull-House Museum for a theater-themed Participatory Arts Hull-House Family Day! Storyteller Lily Be and girl powered camp {shecrew} will host workshops and performances in the afternoon. Contribute your voice, join the theater games and share your story! Celebrate the legacy of arts at Hull-House and see the current exhibition, Participatory Arts: Crafting Social Change on its last day!

For five consecutive summers, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum has been home to {shecrew} - a program providing safe-space and expressive platforms for girls and gender-nonconforming youth. After a summer of expressive writing, collaborative creations and communal cooking {shecrew}’s Summer Intensive culminates in Imperfect Truths: A live action self-love guide book. The performance explores coming to terms with oneself, our locations in the world and how we can support each other.

Ratas de Dos Patas is a collective of four boss women who, in just one year, have taken the Chicago improv scene by storm! Practice improv and play techniques that incorporate dreams, magic, gossip and feminism in every performance with Ratas de Dos Patas at Hull-House! Hull-House's Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place Sundays in the Hull-House courtyard. It will feature local Chicago-based improv and theater practitioners, learners and innovators. All workshops and performances are FREE and open to the public!

Join us for an open workshop and performance by eccentric writer, actress and Chicago comedian, Adrienne Brandyburg. Adrienne Brandyburg is one third of B.A.P.S. Comedy, a collaborative of three beautiful, melanated, all curl patterns representing Women who believe in creating platforms and opportunities for ALL Women of Color. Hull-House's Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place Sundays in the Hull-House courtyard. It will feature local Chicago-based improv and theater practitioners, learners and innovators. All workshops and performances are FREE and open to the public!

Join us for an open workshop and performance by eccentric writer, actress and Chicago comedian, Adrienne Brandyburg. Adrienne Brandyburg is one third of B.A.P.S. Comedy, a collaborative of three beautiful, melanated, all curl patterns representing Women who believe in creating platforms and opportunities for ALL Women of Color. Hull-House's Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place Sundays in the Hull-House courtyard. It will feature local Chicago-based improv and theater practitioners, learners and innovators. All workshops and performances are FREE and open to the public!

This summer, Hull-House will host three free workshops and performances with PREACH! Using a combination of spoken word and long-form improvisation, participants can workshop both poetry and improv techniques among this diverse ensemble of teachers, caregivers and activists. Hull-House's Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place Sundays in the Hull-House courtyard. It will feature local Chicago-based improv and theater practitioners, learners and innovators. All workshops and performances are FREE and open to the public!

Join us for an storytelling workshop and performance by Lily Be! Lily Be started sharing stories in Chicago and led workshops for The Second City. Now she produces the shows The Stoop and Story Collider throughout Chicago. You don't want to miss out on this opportunity to practice new and innovative storytelling techniques with the one-and-only Lily Be! Hull-House's Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place Sundays in the Hull-House courtyard. It will feature local Chicago-based improv and theater practitioners, learners and innovators. All workshops and performances are FREE and open to the public!

This summer, Hull-House will host three free workshops and performances with PREACH! Using a combination of spoken word and long-form improvisation, participants can workshop both poetry and improv techniques among this diverse ensemble of teachers, caregivers and activists. Hull-House's Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place Sundays in the Hull-House courtyard. It will feature local Chicago-based improv and theater practitioners, learners and innovators. All workshops and performances are FREE and open to the public!

Join Angela Oliver of Matt Damon Improv for an interactive improv workshop. Matt Damon Improv is an all women of color satirical improv ensemble. Hull-House Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place in the Hull-House courtyard.

 Aretha Sills, daughter of The Second City founder Paul Sills, will lead an three-hour introductory workshop exploring the groundbreaking exercises and concepts of her grandmother Viola Spolin’s books, Improvisation for the Theater. Everyone who wishes to play is invited to attend! Museum and theater educators are strongly encouraged to join us.  

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum welcomes Aretha Sills for a presentation and Q&A regarding the work of Neva Boyd, Viola Spolin, Paul Sills and the Origins of Improvisational Theater in America. 

Aretha Sills, daughter of The Second City founder Paul Sills, will lead an three-hour introductory workshop exploring the groundbreaking exercises and concepts of her grandmother Viola Spolin’s books, Improvisation for the Theater. Everyone who wishes to play is invited to attend! Museum and theater educators are strongly encouraged to join us.